6.5

CVE-2020-28053: hashicorp consul Incorrect Authorization

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2020-28053DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28053GHSA-6m72-467w-94rh
Published 23-11-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-28053 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in hashicorp consul. EPSS estimates a 1.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.45%
0%100%
Low · +0.06 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 23-11-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise 1.2.0 up to 1.8.5 allowed operators with operator:read ACL permissions to read the Connect CA private key configuration. Fixed in 1.6.10, 1.7.10, and 1.8.6.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.45%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

73%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.06 pp

From 1.40% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.45%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • consul< 1.8.6+dfsg1-1
Github.com/hashicorp1 product
  • consul≥ 1.2.0, < 1.6.10 | ≥ 1.7.0, < 1.7.10 | ≥ 1.8.0, < 1.8.6
Hashicorp1 product
  • consul≥ 1.2.0, < 1.6.10 | ≥ 1.7.0, < 1.7.10 | ≥ 1.8.0, < 1.8.6
Ubuntu1 product
  • consulAll versions (No fix recorded)

4 vendors · 4 products

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